Table 68

Police Disposition
of Juvenile Offenders Taken into Custody, 2005
[2005 estimated population]

Population group		Total¹	Handled within department and released	Referred to juvenile court jurisdiction	Referred to welfare agency	Referred to other police agency	Referred to criminal or adult court	Number of agencies	2005 estimated population
TOTAL AGENCIES:	Number	660,974	133,664	467,288	2,461	8,808	48,753	5,138	120,999,116
TOTAL AGENCIES:	Percent²	100.0	20.2	70.7	0.4	1.3	7.4	5,138	120,999,116
TOTAL CITIES	Number	553,741	116,983	389,513	1,903	6,330	39,012	3,926	85,869,567
TOTAL CITIES	Percent²	100.0	21.1	70.3	0.3	1.1	7.0	3,926	85,869,567
GROUP I (250,000 and over)	Number	133,474	42,044	90,205	143	453	629	30	22,983,307
GROUP I (250,000 and over)	Percent²	100.0	31.5	67.6	0.1	0.3	0.5	30	22,983,307
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999)	Number	75,918	14,152	55,947	132	2,020	3,667	90	13,382,824
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999)	Percent²	100.0	18.6	73.7	0.2	2.7	4.8	90	13,382,824
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999)	Number	101,901	20,675	72,643	656	1,477	6,450	227	15,306,602
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999)	Percent²	100.0	20.3	71.3	0.6	1.4	6.3	227	15,306,602
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999)	Number	77,522	13,613	56,157	347	1,282	6,123	356	12,452,163
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999)	Percent²	100.0	17.6	72.4	0.4	1.7	7.9	356	12,452,163
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999)	Number	90,272	14,592	63,233	360	482	11,605	799	12,789,350
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999)	Percent²	100.0	16.2	70.0	0.4	0.5	12.9	799	12,789,350
GROUP VI (under 10,000)	Number	74,654	11,907	51,328	265	616	10,538	2,424	8,955,321
GROUP VI (under 10,000)	Percent²	100.0	15.9	68.8	0.4	0.8	14.1	2,424	8,955,321
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Number	83,412	12,923	61,531	369	2,187	6,402	566	26,400,332
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Percent²	100.0	15.5	73.8	0.4	2.6	7.7	566	26,400,332
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Number	23,821	3,758	16,244	189	291	3,339	646	8,729,217
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Percent²	100.0	15.8	68.2	0.8	1.2	14.0	646	8,729,217
SUBURBAN AREA³	Number	286,787	50,915	200,494	1,499	3,737	30,142	3,136	59,655,663
SUBURBAN AREA³	Percent²	100.0	17.8	69.9	0.5	1.3	10.5	3,136	59,655,663

¹ Includes all offenses except traffic and neglect cases.
² Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
³ Suburban area includes law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban area excludes all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. The agencies associated with suburban areas also appear in other groups within this table.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.

Crime in the United States 2005

Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation

Release Date: September 2006